Condiment-holder.



Gr'. B. CLEMMBR.

GONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 2s, 1911.

1,023,413. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

WITNESSES INI/ENTR sfrrns A GEORGE B. CLEMIVIER, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

Application filed August 26,

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. CLEMMER, of Trenton, in the county ofMercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Condiment-Holders; and I hereby declare that thefollowing isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

This invention is an improvement in condiment holders being moreparticularly designed for salt shakers or cellars; and its object is toprovide an attractive, simple, easily cleaned holder, in which thecontents will be agitated every time it is shaken by an interior movableagitator of novel construction, so that the contents cannot becomeclogged because of dampness or packed if they harden when the holder isnot in use; and one in which the parts may be easily separated andcleansed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a condiment holder embodying theinvention in the preferred form; Figure 1 being a vertical sectionalview of the holder showing the sliding agitator or partition in sideview. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the holder reversed and theposition the agitator partition assumes in such case. Fig. 3 is avertical section at right angles to Fig. 1, on line 3 3 Fig. 1. Fig. Ais a transverse section, on line 1 -L1 Fig. 1. v

The holder or cellar A is preferably made of glass and may be ornamentedin any desired manner; it preferably has an enlarged flaring base a andis provided with a threaded neck or collar a at its upper end. Theholder is also provided interiorly with diametrically opposite verticalguides or grooves a2 in which the partition-agitator B is guided andretained in position.

The agitator B preferably consists of a sheet metal plate which may beslightly taperedso as to allow for the draw necessary in molding thecellar A)-and is preferably provided with numerous apertures b so thatthe contents of the cellar may pass readily from one side to the otherof the partition, and in case there is any tendency of the contents topack, the openings in the partition will help to loosen up the contents.'Ihe partition-agitator is shorter than the holder and is guided in thegrooves a2 so that when the holder is shaken this Speccaton ofLettersPatent.

partition-agitator will slide back and forth Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

1911. Serial N0. 646,233.

or reciprocate up and down in the grooves and break up or divide thecontents of the holder and agitate same so that they can be readilydischarged through the apertures in the cover C.

The partition-agitator is preferably provided on its upper and lowerends with a series of points, which may be formed by serrating ornotching the ends of said part-ition. These points Z serve to penetrateand divide the condiment in the holder, in case the latter should happento pack therein while the holder was not in use.

The cover C is preferably hemispherical in form and may be constructedsubstantially as described in my Patent 956,942, May 3, 1910; only inthis instance the apertures therein are preferably of the same size. Thecover is provided at its base with an outwardly projecting flange cwhich is adapted to be engaged by an inwardly projecting flange d on thethreaded metal collar D which engages the threaded collar a on the upperend of the holder.

The holder may be readily filled with condiment by removing the cover C;the partition is preferably placed in the holder before the condiment isplaced therein; and when the holder is shaken the partition agitatorslides back and forth therein and breaks up the material. The partitionagitator being guided in its movements will always tend to force its wayedgewise through the condiment, and the whole weight of the partition isonly exerted on a small portion of the condiment at a time, and thepartition will not become blocked or clogged; and by reason of thepoints on the ends of the partition the latter can cut its way veryreadily through the condiment in the holder.

The device is simple, but very useful, practical and eliicient inoperation.

What I claim is:

1. A condiment holder comprising a body provided with vertical guides onits inner side, a short movable partition-agitator in said body engagingsaid guides, said partition comprising a plate provided with points onits end and adapted to move edgewise in the guides, and a cover for theholder.

2. A condiment holder comprising a body provided with vertical groovesin its interior, a movable partition-agitator in said body engaging saidgrooves or guides, said agitator being shorter than the length of theholder and movable longitudinally thereof when the latter is shaken, anda hemispherioal cover for the open end of the body and a flangedthreaded collar detaohably attaching said cover to the body.

3. A oondiment holder comprising a body provided With vertical groovesin its interior, a movable partition-agitator comprising a plateprovided With perforations and with notches or points on its ends andadapted to move edgeWise in the grooves, said agitator being shorterthan the length of the holder and movable longitudinally thereof Whenthe latter is shaken; and a cover for the holder.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aiix my signaturein presence of tvvo Witnesses.

GEORGE B. CLEMMER.

Witnesses:

ALBERT HUGHES, L. S. SKILLMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ll). C.

